Jayna Smith

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On Thursday, May 22, 2025, the Calais City Council met for its regular meeting, with Mayor Marcia Rogers presiding over Councilors Mike Sherrard, Elery Beale, Pete Foster, Bill Quinn, and James Macdonald. 

What follows is a brief summary of the meeting, with the full meeting available for viewing on the City of Calais’s Facebook page.

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The Calais eighth graders will be holding a bottle drive this Saturday, from 9 a.m. to noon. If you’d like to schedule a pickup, please contact one of the students’ parents or email [email protected] by Friday.

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Calais-area residents came together on Memorial Day to pay their respects to the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country. The day’s events began at 10 a.m. with the longstanding tradition of a solemn ceremony at Ferry Point Bridge.

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A voice of Charlotte County is making a return to the printed page. The Saint Croix Courier, originally founded in 1865, is once again in print as of June 1, now as The Courier. Though it had faded from newsstands in recent years, the paper’s iconic name is now attached to a fresh, free monthly edition spearheaded by CHCO-TV.

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At the most recently held Calais City Council meeting on May 22, 2025, the issue of downtown parking returned to the spotlight following a complaint from a local business owner. The concern centered around business owners and their employees occupying street-side parking spots intended for customers, an issue that has previously drawn attention and discussion from the council.

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Last weekend, many in the community gathered at Immaculate Conception Church in Calais to celebrate Father Roland Berngeh’s Ruby Jubilee, marking 40 years of dedicated service in the priesthood. 

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Calais High School held its graduation ceremony on Sunday, June 1, with 48 students receiving their diplomas as members of the Class of 2025.

Class President Savanah Waycott led her classmates in the processional, setting the tone for a proud occasion.

Dr. Cressey Brazier, emergency department physician, retired on May 31 from Calais Community Hospital. 

Dr. Brazier first came to Calais “moonlighting,” as he calls it, in the emergency department while working at Eastern Maine Medical Center in 1986. Over the years, he has maintained a consistent presence in Calais throughout all the transitions, ranging from occasional fill-in for shifts to regular full-time rotations in the department as of 1992. 

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The Howard Fox Memorial Pool in Calais is gearing up for another season of summer fun under the leadership of new pool director Ava Brennan. According to Calais Recreation Director Craig Morrison, the pool is tentatively set to open for the season on Wednesday, June 18.